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Activities for the Week of Apr. 26Th . Weekend readings Mass Intentions for the Week Parish Life Fourth Sunday of Easter Saturday, Apr. 24th, 5:00PM Wednesday, Apr. 28th, 8:00AM Cuarto Domingo de Pascua +Richard & Felipa Moreno Eliud Gonzalez +María Diana Martínez +Sr. Genevieve Lyne PBVM RESPONDING TO THE CALL Luna Vásquez - Health Familia Dignowty González Do we truly know the voice of Christ? Do we truly respond to th the voice of our shepherd with our own distinctive voice? How Sunday, Apr. 25 , 8:00AM Thursday, Apr. 29th, 8:00AM often we attempt to imitate those around us, appropriating the +Timoteo Sánchez +Sr. Bernadette Fogarty CSB response of another member of the flock to Christ. Perhaps we need +María de Jesús Herrera Eliud González to balance the image of being sheep of one flock with the image +Ci rilio Herrera Familia Dignowty González th th from the second reading, which tells us that we are all children of +Margarita Guillen April 24 & 25 +Modesto Herrera th God. What child has precisely the same interaction with parents as Friday, Apr. 30 +Juan Herrera Thank you his or her siblings? Instead, they frequently do and say things to NO MASS We NEED Ushers and Door volunteers +Crescencio Aguilar Fernando & Lupita Guerra for Sponsoring distinguish themselves in the eyes of their parents. st Saturday, May 1 , 5:00PM for Saturday at 5pm and Sunday at Whether we use the image of children or of sheep to Sunday, Apr. 25th, 10:00AM +Mary Jessie Flis the Altar Flowers. understand our relationship with Christ, we believe that we are all +Semi Ortiz +Maria Diana Martinez 8am and 12pm Masses. Please call known and called by name. With this great gift comes a +Audelio y Isabel Ortiz Holy Trinity -Thanksgiving Jesus Vallejo at the parish office. If you are interested in purchasing Altar responsibility: to respond to the call with our own distinctive voice, María Ortiz Fr. Balty Janacek to take time to discern exactly what our call is, to determine Ricardo y María Sotelo - Aniversario Flowers in memory or honor of someone, we precisely what the will of the Father is for each of us. Sunday, May 2nd, 8:00AM still have weekends available. Please call the Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. th Necesitamos voluntarios de Ushers y Sunday, Apr. 25 , 12:00PM Joe Martinez - Salud parish office for more information. +Nancy Lucio Personas para la puerta durante estas nd Si usted está interesado en comprar flores de RESPUESTA AL LLAMADO +Benito Lucio Sunday, May 2 , 10:00AM misas: Sábado a las 5pm, Domingo a ¿Realmente conocemos la voz de Cristo? ¿Respondemos +Semi Ortiz altar en la memoria o el honor de alguien, th realmente a la voz de nuestro pastor, con nuestra propia y Sunday, Apr. 25 , 2:00PM +Audelio y Isabel Ortiz las 8am y 12pm. Por favor llame a la todavía tenemos fines de semana disponibles. Animas del purgatorio +Julia Martínez distintiva voz? ¿Con qué frecuencia intentamos imitar a los que oficina parroquial y habla Por favor llame a la oficina parroquial para nos rodean, apropiándonos de la respuesta de otro miembro del +Joe M. Juárez Monday, Apr. 26th, 8:00AM María Ortiz rebaño de Cristo? Tal vez la necesidad de equilibrar la imagen con Jesús Vallejo. obtener más información. de ser ovejas de un rebaño con la imagen de la segunda lectura, Eliud González nd que nos dice que todos somos hijos de Dios. ¿Qué hijo tiene Familia Dignowity - Agradecimiento Sunday, May 2 , 12:00PM Vonnie Hance & Guy - Agradecimiento +Diana Garcia precisamente la misma interacción con los padres como sus nd hermanos? Por el contrario, con frecuencia hacen y dicen cosas Second Collection May 2 th nd que se distinguen en los ojos de sus padres. Tuesday, Apr . 27 , 8:00AM Sunday, May 2 , 2:00PM Assumption Seminary Ya sea que utilicemos la imagen de los niños o de las ovejas Eliud González Animas del purgatorio para entender nuestra relación con Cristo, creemos que todos somos Vonnie Hance & Guy - Agradecimiento Iván de Jesús Robles conocidos y llamados por su nombre. Con este gran regalo viene la Familia Dignowity González Assumption Seminary is a bilingual and multi- responsabilidad: responder a la llamada con la voz propia y distintiva, cultural community of priestly formation. This sacar un tiempo para discernir exactamente cuál es nuestro llamado, Weekly Activities seminary exists for the personal, spiritual, para determinar con precisión cuál es la voluntad del Padre para cada th nd theological and ministerial preparation of uno de nosotros. Activities for the Week of Apr. 26 – May 2 Copyright © J. S. Paluch Co. diocesan seminarians for the Roman Catholic Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is the best way Church. Assumption Seminary’s goal is to PLEASE SUBMIT MON: St. Vincent de Paul 10am to 1pm/Rm 11 to protect our family, friends and Weekly Collection enable Christ-centered men to grow and develop April 18th $3,585.50 your Weekly Wings Mtg. 6pm/Hall communities. And with vaccine eligibility offerings TUES: DOCTK Mtg. 7pm/Hall as collaborative and culturally sensitive pastoral expanding, more people are rolling up their leaders committed to the gospel. WED: St. Vincent de Paul 10am to 1pm/Rm 11 sleeves to help protect their communities. Next 2nd Collection is May 2nd for Assumption Seminary THUR: Bible Study 6pm/Hall Getting the COVID-19 vaccine is a small act FRI: St. Vincent de Paul 10am to 1pm/Rm 11 Assumption Seminary in San Antonio has been SAT: English Parent Sponsor Mtg. 10am/Youth Bldg. that will have a big impact on the health and around for over 100 years century to forming safety of our neighbors. To check for different SUN: Spanish Parent Sponsor Mtg. 11am/Youth Bldg. and training Catholic Priests, but for many, it is Prayers are Powerful, please keep locations please check: still a hidden treasure. With so much history, the following in your prayers! https://covid19.sanantonio.gov/Home this seminary has continued to accomplish great Noura Sobi Mary Jane Talamantes Hugo Talamantes We are looking for people who would things. Today, our network of alumni stretching María Morales Gloria Alaniz Ana Camberlares be interested in being part of the Obtener la vacuna COVID-19 es la mejor from California, Arizona, Colorado, Louisiana, Genevie Gamboa Esther E. Caldera Gilbert A. Gonzales Homebound Ministry. Taking manera de proteger a nuestra familia, amigos Arkansas, New Mexico, Nebraska, Tennessee, Estella Garza Linda García Chiara Le Communion and praying with the Leonardo López Eddie Ramírez, Jr. Elva García Virginia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina and Homebound. For more information, y comunidades. Y con la elegibilidad para la Verónica Hernández Vicente Hernández Sandy Ryan Texas, (and other), to El Salvador and Adolph Magallanez Graham Collins Ronnie Metcalfe please contact the parish office. vacunación en expansión, más gente se están McMillan Family Olga Alemán Danielle Ramos arremangando para ayudar a proteger a sus Columbia, serve the Catholic populations of Valerie Villarreal Joe Martínez Tommy Aranda Estamos buscando personas que their dioceses. Twelve Catholic bishops have Esther Arguello Erica Acosta Connie Arranda comunidades. La obtención de la vacuna estarían interesadas en formar parte Albert Lozano Abraham Leal Delia Traspeña COVID-19 es un pequeño acto que tendrá un been among the alumni of our esteemed school. del Ministerio del Interior. Llevar Rudy Ortiz Flabio García Leslie Gómez gran impacto en la salud y seguridad de For more than a century, Assumption Seminary Arsenio Rivera Estella Muñoz Lucia Sánchez comunión y orar con los de casa. Para has been the home of hundreds of priests in Linda Garza María Sierra Elvia Castillo obtener más información, póngase en nuestros vecinos. Para comprobar si hay Carlos Galván Bailey Lucio Zulema Trevino Texas and neighboring states, spiritual leaders contacto con la oficina parroquial. diferentes ubicaciones, compruebe: To add names to this list please call the parish office or email names formed to serve the Church in the image of God. to: [email protected] hhtps://covid19.sanantonio.gov/Home .
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